Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

3.0.0 1 2026-09-03T14:59:16Z 2026-09-03T14:59:16Z House H HJRES 2025-01-03 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/1 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS of Arizona:H.J. Res. 1.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Artcile 5The single subject of this legislation is:Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates to require the Supreme Court of the United States becomposed of nine justices.[Page H43]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Reported By 2026-07-06T14:51:46Z Markup By 2026-06-03T21:16:50Z Referred To 2025-01-03T16:06:35Z H. Rept. 119-732 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. 118 1 HJRES 2023-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Cross-Congress related bill CRS Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. 117 40 HJRES 2021-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Cross-Congress related bill CRS A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. 119 16 SJRES 2025-02-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2026-09-02 16:35:33 On motion to suspend the rules and pass Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293). Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 293 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll293.xml House 119 2026-09-02T20:35:33Z 2 2026-09-02 16:35:33 Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293). Floor 9000 9 Library of Congress 293 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll293.xml House 119 2026-09-02T20:35:33Z 2 2026-09-02 16:00:37 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5459-5460) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-09-02 13:38:06 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2026-09-02 12:30:28 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 1. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-09-02 12:30:26 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5443-5451; text: CR H5443) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-09-02 12:30:10 Mr. Biggs (AZ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-07-06 Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 84. Calendars H12420 2 House floor actions H00084 2026-07-06 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-07-06 Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-732. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2026-06-03 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8. Committee 2026-06-03 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 N A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2025-07-16 False S001228 Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] Derek Schmidt R KS 2 2026-06-02 False 2026-07-23T17:39:00Z H.J. Res. 1, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62597 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 3, 2026 Law Constitution and constitutional amendments 2025-01-15T18:32:59Z Judges 2025-01-15T18:32:59Z Supreme Court 2025-01-15T18:32:59Z Law 2026-07-14T17:17:08Z

00 2025-01-03 Introduced in House 2025-01-14T14:53:17Z This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to be composed of nine Justices—one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. Display Title 45 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. 2025-07-17T11:33:12Z Official Title as Introduced 6 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices. 2025-01-07T14:38:19Z Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2026-07-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres1rh/xml/BILLS-119hjres1rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hjres1ih/xml/BILLS-119hjres1ih.xml 2026-09-02 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 212 - 206 (Roll no. 293). 16:35:33 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.